Well, you might be asking yourself what does the game Rock, Paper, Scissors have to do with the intergenerational transmission of character? What follows is a brief vignette and then insights gathered from my reflections afterward. A number of years ago, I was the...

An entire school of family therapy has arisen out of the work of Monica McGoldrick and Betty Carter, who introduced the concept of the family life cycle. The basic premise is that in every culture and sub-culture there are normative stages of development through which...

Attachment style plays a significant role in how we navigate socially and form and maintain relationships. Our attachment style primarily comes from our upbringing and how our caregivers responded to our needs. These early experiences can create a template of how we...

“I lost my job the other day. Well, it’s not that I lost my job, but when I got there, there was some other guy doing it.” Comedian Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait. This quote captures the common and normal experience of sibling rivalry; a...